myEtymology.com: English etymology of piezoelectricity

Etymology of the English word piezoelectricity

the English word piezoelectricity

derived from the English word electricity

derived from the English word electric

derived from the Latin word electricus (electric)

derived from the Latin word electrum (electrum; amber; electron)

derived from the Greek word elektron, ἤλεκτρον (amber)

using the English suffix -ity

using the English prefix piezo-

derived from the Greek word piezein, πιέζω (to squeeze)

Word found in Modern English